Polishing and cleansing mop.



E. F. WITHERLY.

POLISHING AND CLEANSING MOP.

APPLICATION men NOV. 23, I915.

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To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, EDWARD F. WITHERLY,

State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Polishing and Cleansing Mops, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a mop for use in polishing and cleansing floorsand other surfaces, particularly'to a mop of this character designed for the application of oil to the surfaces to be treated, the primary object of the invention being to provide a mop wherein the oil is containedwithin a reservoir formed by the mop handle, and may be supplied in regulated quantities to the mop material, thus avoiding the necessity of the operator carrying a separate oil receptacle and applying the liquid to the mop as used.

A further object ofthe invention is to provide a reservoir handle and novel construction of mop head and valve controlled means for the supply of the oil thereto from the reservoir to the mop head, by means of which a strong and durable construction of parts will be obtained, and the supply of oil to the mop may be readily and conveniently controlled as desired. g

The invention consists of the features of construction combination and arrangement of parts herein fully described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawing in which Figure 1 is a perspective viewv of a mop constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section through the mop handle. Fig. 3 is a central front to rear section through a mop head and frame. Fig. 4 is a vertical transverse section on theline 44 of Fig. 3.

In carrying my invention into practice, I provide a ring-shaped hollow mop frame 1, which may be of circular or other form n plan, and preferably of rectangular'form in cross section, the inner and outer walls of said ring-shaped frame 1 being provided with oil feed openings or orifices 2 for the supply of oil to the mop material 3, whlch may be applied to the frame in the ordinary or any suitable manner. Oil being supplled to the hollow frame 1, it will be evident that it will issue through the orifices 2 and will the inclined arms 5 and 6 -which also form stufling boxes be equally supplied to alhportions of the mopmaterial 3 for use.

The frame 1 is carried by a head 4 having front and rear arms 5 and 6 depending at an angle from the head 4 and forming component parts thereof. The head 4 serves as a distribution chamber andpivot member,

and the oil supplied thereto from the hollow handle or reservoir flows by gravity through to the interior of the ring 1 with which the lower ends of said arms communicate.

The'head 4 is provided in its sides with openings 7 for the reception'of inwardly bent pivot members 8 upon a hollow triangular or V-shaped yoke 9, the upper, rear diverging ends of which connect with a chamber 10 communicating with a socket 11, said chamber and socket forming a union to receive and for connection with the lower end of the handle 12. The pivot members 8 which enter the openings 7 in the sides of the head 4 are held in position by nuts 13 leakage of oil through the opening 7.

The handle 12 issuitably fixed at its lower "end within the socket 11 and provided with a valve seat 14, and at its opposite endthe handle is threaded to receive a detachable cap section 15, which may be removed Whenever it is desired to fill the handle with oil and replaced to prevent escape of the oil and entrance of dirt or other foreign matter. A

Specification of Letters Patent. 7 Patented Sept, 2 6, 1911, Application filed November 23,1915. Serial no. (3,001;

to prevent controlling valve 16 is adapted to engage the seat 14 and to beheld in contact therewith by a coiled spring 17 disposed between said valve and an abutment 18. The valve is fixed to a stem 19 which projectsthrough the spring and abutment and is connected by a wire or other flexible connection 19 with one arm of a bell crank lever 20 extending into the handle at the upper end thereof, the other armof said lever projecting exteriorly of the handle and forming an operating lever, whereby the valve may be opened for the supply of oil from the reservoir handle to the mop material, the valve being closed upon the release of the lever by the spring so as to positively prevent the feed of any excess amount of oil to the mop material.

It will thus be seen that the invention provides a mop which is pivotally mounted upon a handle for adjustment to allow the mop body and handle to be disposed at different working angles, while the handle forms a reservoir to contain oil, whereby the mop body may be supplied with the proper amounts of oil at diflerent periods to suit all work in hand, thus avoiding the annoyance and inconvenience of the operator transporting a separate can or reservoir of oil from place to place and applying the oil therefrom to the mop body whenever needed.

Other advantages and conveniences of the invention will be obvious from the foregoing description.

1. A mop including a hollow handle forming a reservoir, a hollow frame provided with discharge outlets, a head having passages in communication with the hollow frame, conductors leading from the handle to the head and pivotally engaging the weenie same, and means for controlling the flow of oil from the hollow handle to said conductors.

2. A mop including a hollow handle form ing an oil reservoir, valve mechanism for controlling the discharge of oil therefrom, a hollow mop frame provided with discharge perforations, mop material carried by said a frame and inolosing said perforations, a head provided with branching arms communicating with the frame, and conducting arms extending from the lower end of the handle and having their free ends bent to form journals extending into and pivotally connected with the sides of the head.

In testimony whereof ll aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EDWARD F. WITHERLY.

Witnesses:

J. GLAsmr, M. A. lit-Ann, 

